Relatives' struggle for an improved and more just care for older people in community care

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1749-1757

  Häggström, Elisabeth ^a,b   Kihlgren, Annica ^b,c   Kihlgren, Mona ^b,c   Sörlie, Venke ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÄVLE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Latent content analysis; Long term care; Older people; Relationship; Relatives

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY CARE; ELDERLY CARE; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT CARE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEDEN; TRUST; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FAMILY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY; HUMANS; NARRATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN; TRUST;

EID: 34548203126     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2007.01704.x     Document Type: Article

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